The Kina or the sea urchin are found under rocks and rock shelves on the shore below the high-tide mark. They often have small stones, shells, and seaweed on their spikes as camouflage against predators.

The Kina light shade was inspired while we were walking along a beach and picked up a washed up shell of the sea urchin. We looked closely at the shell and the number of dots on each of the segments of the shell. From these features we designed the flowing interlocking curves of each element of the Kina light shade.  Lighting up the Kina light shade explicitly reveals the flowing interlocking connections of each segment with its adjacent segment which represents the round dots of the shell.

The Urchin can illuminate a room beautifully either as a pendant or fitted to a ceiling rose.

Using a "cool day light" CFL to achieve a soft white look.  

∅ 540X270, colour: white and vanilla
∅ 450X270, colour: white and vanilla

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